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List of awards and nominations received by Oliver Stone. Oliver Stone is an American filmmaker. He's directed numerous films such as Salvador (1986), Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), The Doors (1990), JFK (1991), Heaven & Earth (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Nixon (1995), and Any Given Sunday (1999).
1986 Winner KCFCC Award. Best Director. Salvador. Stone was nominated twice in the category and won an equal number of votes for both films. Tied with Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986). 1986 Winner KCFCC Award. Best Director. Platoon. Stone was nominated twice in the category and won an equal number of votes for both films.
- September 15, 1946
Full list. William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3] Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam war, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.
- Film director, screenwriter, film producer, author
- William Oliver Stone, September 15, 1946 (age 77), New York City, U.S.
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Oliver Stone is a three-time Oscar winner, and although he has mostly been stung by critics of his films, he remains a well-known name today in the film industry. The films he directed have been nominated for 31 Academy Awards, including eight for acting, six for screen writing, and three for directing.
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- Who Is Oliver Stone?
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After serving in the Vietnam War, Oliver Stone went to New York University to study film under Martin Scorsese. In 1974, Stone directed his first feature film, Seizure. His 1978 film, Midnight Express, won him an Academy Award for Best-Adapted Screenplay. Over the course of his ongoing career, Stone has directed and written numerous award-winning f...
William Oliver Stone was born in New York City on September 15, 1946. His father Louis Stone was a successful Wall Street stockbroker. His mother Jacqueline Goddet, a French student, met and married Louis while he was serving in the Army during World War II. Young Oliver showed an early creative flair, writing plays for his family, and he often vis...
Stone had his breakthrough in the film industry when he wrote the screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), directed by Alan Parker. The film was a hit and earned Stone his first Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as a shot at directing a major studio movie, The Hand (1981). Stone's directorial debut was not a success, but he went on ...
Stone has been married three times. He wed Najwa Sarkis on May 22, 1971; the couple divorced six years later, in 1977. He married second wife Elizabeth Burkit Cox on June 6, 1981, with whom he has two sons, Sean and Michael; the two parted ways in 1993. On January 16, 1996, Stone wed his third wife, Sun-jung Jung, with whom he has one daughter, Tar...
Mar 31, 1987 · Oliver Stone, who wrote the script for ''Platoon'' more than a decade ago but could find no studio willing to buy the harrowing tale of combat, took home his own golden statue for best director ...
